AI literacy for individuals and organizations

Understand AI. Use it responsibly. Lead with confidence.

AI literacy means understanding what artificial intelligence can and cannot do, evaluating its output, and recognizing when privacy, security, or human judgment must come first.

Cy3 Security offers free, self-paced learning alongside workshops, speaking engagements, and advisory services for schools, government agencies, businesses, and communities. No technical background is required.

Choose the support you need

Learn on your own, or bring AI literacy to your organization.

Start with the free curriculum, or work with Cy3 Security to build understanding, responsible habits, and stronger oversight across your team.

Individual learning

Free AI literacy curriculum

Explore beginner, intermediate, and leadership lessons on how AI works, evaluating its output, privacy and security, responsible adoption, and its effects on work and society.

Self-paced learning for educators, professionals, public servants, residents, and families.

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Team development

Workshops and staff programs

Bring practical AI literacy to your school, agency, or business through onsite or virtual workshops and staff learning programs built around the curriculum.

Develop shared language, sound judgment, and responsible ways to use AI at work.

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Events and leadership

Speaking and executive sessions

Invite Ahmad R. Austin, CISSP, for a keynote, workshop, faculty or staff session, panel discussion, or executive conversation on understanding and leading with AI.

Make AI understandable and connect the conversation to decisions your audience faces.

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Responsible adoption

AI governance and risk advisory

Connect AI literacy to governance, risk assessment, human accountability, and organizational oversight as your team evaluates or adopts AI systems.

Complement Cy3 Security's existing AI assessment and cybersecurity consulting services.

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Built for the people AI affects

No technical background required.

Whether you are learning for yourself or supporting an entire organization, the goal is practical understanding rather than programming instruction.

  • Schools, colleges, and universities
  • Government agencies and public-sector teams
  • Businesses, managers, and professional teams
  • Residents, families, and community organizations

Grounded in practice

Learn to ask, inspect, decide, and disclose.

The curriculum connects plain-language learning to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework. It builds the judgment to evaluate AI output, protect sensitive information, and keep human accountability visible.

Created and led by Ahmad R. Austin, CISSP, an information security and governance practitioner and author of AI for Everyone and The Boundaryless Enterprise.

The certificate records course completion. It is not a professional license, accreditation, or compliance certification.

Take the next step

Start learning, or start a conversation.

Visit our dedicated AI literacy site for the full curriculum and more information about workshops, speaking, and advisory services.